Australias response to the MH17 tragedy lost sight of the real situation: that virtually every aspect of the crisis is contingent on factors out of our controlThe Abbott government has received considerable praise for its diplomatic response to the tragic downing of MH17. While other countries vacillated, Canberra galvanised an international response by making clear its anger at the perpetrators and their supporters. It secured hasty passage of a UN Security Council resolution and deployed investigators to repatriate bodies and begin the pursuit of justice. All of this pointed to a level of coherence uncharacteristic of the governments actions on …read more
Source: The Guardian
